Continuing a 10-year Christmas tradition, members of Local 686/GM Lockport collected hundreds of toys in a one-day toy drive December 19 for children served by the United Way of Greater Niagara. The toys were distributed to over 400 kids in time for the holidays. Thanks for showing how much UAW members care about their communities,
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The UAW delivered thousands of holiday wishes to General Motors on Friday, but those messages are likely to have a less-than-festive tone. The union said in a news release that it submitted more than 4,000 personal letters effectively asking GM not to follow through on plans to shutter four plants in the United States, which would affect thousands of
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UAW officials and workers at General Motors Co.’s Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant still hope that the company will reverse a decision next year to end production at the plant and possibly close it. “What we can’t live with is this plant closing,” said Frank Stuglin, the UAW Region 1 director who oversees the plant… Read more at www.crainsdetroit.com
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Workers criticize Barra for plans to shutter plant she once ran DETROIT — UAW officials hand-delivered more than 4,000 community letters addressed to General Motors leadership on Friday in another effort to reverse the automaker’s decision to end production at four U.S. plants in 2019…. Read more on www.autonews.com >>>
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